Friday, February 25, 2011

Throwing Down the Glove Again

Hello, TextFIGHTERs. I've been mulling over an idea for the last few days and I can't shake it, so I've come to throw down the glove and challenge you all. But first, a story and a poem.

I was having one of those introspective moments after looking at pics of friends, and I, in a fit of whimsy, tweeted, "Sometimes I feel homesick for homes I never had." The line stuck with me, and so I wrote it into a poem. I'm not that pleased with it, but it has its moments.

Sometimes I get homesick for homes I never had
only tasted different lives different moms different dads
You and I with babies all around
He and I with music singing sound

homesick for your smile
homesick for your touch
the only home we shared a memory
of dreams that we could live in harmony

idle talk fantasy whispers in the dark
conjured up this long lost tomorrow never come
the shadows of our lives betray what never was
and the power of those intimacies shake foundations

Is home a promise fulfilled
then unfulfilled homesick girl
I think that "Sometimes I feel homesick for homes I never had" deserves a better poem, and if you have the guts, see if you can give it its due. In fact, in the spirit of the old textFIGHT glory days, I'm going to turn it into a competition. You have until next Friday to post your link in the comments, and I'll make up a voting poll to see who will come out on top.

The winner gets to pick their favorite line from their entry poem to turn into the next challenge.

So, deadline is Friday, March 4th. Your challenge is to write a poem using the line "Sometimes I feel homesick for homes I never had."

FIGHT!

EDIT: A reader has pointed out that the line in my poem is different than the line in the challenge. Use either one. Just write!